Right now, local time in Qal‘at Sukkar is 03:36 (GMT+3, UTC+03:00), and today is Monday, November 2, 2026. The live clock above updates every second.
Qal‘at Sukkar ranks #5683 worldwide by population and #44 in Iraq.
Time zone info
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad GMT+3
- UTC offset
- UTC+03:00
- Daylight saving
- Not observed
- Solar time
- Clocks run about 20m ahead of the sun
- ISO week
- Week 45
Sunrise, sunset & moon today
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Day length
- 10h 53m
- Solar noon
- 11:40
- Daylight range
- 10h 04m (winter) – 14h 14m (summer)
- Moon phase
- 🌗 Last Quarter · 55% illuminated
Full sunrise & sunset timetable for Qal‘at Sukkar — golden hour, twilight and month view →
📍 Location & geography
🌍 Antipode — the opposite side of the Earth
Dig straight down from Qal‘at Sukkar through the centre of the Earth and you surface on the far side of the planet, at the antipode.
- Antipode coordinates
- 31.86° S, 133.93° W
- Hemisphere
- Southern · Western
- What lies there
- Open ocean or remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, 843 km away
- Through the Earth
- ≈ 12,742 km in a straight line (≈ 20,015 km along the surface)
🕌 Prayer times in Qal‘at Sukkar today Egypt
- Fajr
- 04:43
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Dhuhr
- 11:40
- Asr
- 14:43
- Maghrib
- 17:05
- Isha
- 18:26
- Qibla direction
- 209.6° from north (SSW (210°))
Full prayer timetable for Qal‘at Sukkar — this month, 7-day forecast and Qibla →
Qal‘at Sukkar sits in the Asia/Baghdad time zone, UTC+03:00. This location keeps the same UTC offset all year round. Today brings 10h 53m of daylight, and nights are longer than days. It is one of the 169 cities we cover in Iraq.
Qal‘at Sukkar's nearest major hub of the ones tracked below is Dubai, 1,161 km away; even Sydney lies some 13,185 km off. Its position on the globe is 31.86° N, 46.07° E, and the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth is described in the antipode section below.
Time difference with major cities
| Los Angeles | 16:36 | −11h |
| Chicago | 18:36 | −9h |
| São Paulo | 21:36 | −6h |
| London | 00:36 | −3h |
| Paris | 01:36 | −2h |
| Moscow | 03:36 | same time |
| Dubai | 04:36 | +1h |
| Mumbai | 06:06 | +2h 30m |
| Singapore | 08:36 | +5h |
| Hong Kong | 08:36 | +5h |
| Tokyo | 09:36 | +6h |
| Sydney | 11:36 | +8h |
Best time to call Qal‘at Sukkar
Standard business hours (9:00 – 17:00) in major hubs, expressed in Qal‘at Sukkar local time:
Cities sharing Qal‘at Sukkar's time zone
Other cities in Iraq
- Baghdad03:36
- Al Mawşil al Jadīdah03:36
- Mosul03:36
- Erbil03:36
- Basrah03:36
- Karbala03:36
- Sadr City03:36
- Kirkuk03:36
- Abū Ghurayb03:36
- Sulaymaniyah03:36
- Nasiriyah03:36
- Najaf03:36
Distances from Qal‘at Sukkar
| Dubai | 1,161 km | SE (127°) |
| Moscow | 2,738 km | NNW (349°) |
| Mumbai | 3,033 km | ESE (112°) |
| Paris | 4,085 km | NW (311°) |
| London | 4,317 km | NW (314°) |
| Hong Kong | 6,719 km | E (81°) |
| Singapore | 6,922 km | ESE (107°) |
| Tokyo | 8,302 km | ENE (57°) |
| Chicago | 10,547 km | NNW (327°) |
| São Paulo | 11,602 km | WSW (251°) |
| Los Angeles | 12,504 km | NNW (346°) |
| Sydney | 13,185 km | ESE (114°) |
Cities near Qal‘at Sukkar
- Ar Rifā‘ī16 km · 03:36
- Al Ḩayy35 km · 03:36
- Ash Shaţrah51 km · 03:36
- Al-Kut76 km · 03:36
- Nāḩiyat Alī ash Sharqī70 km · 03:36
- Nasiriyah91 km · 03:36
- ‘Afak81 km · 03:36
- ‘Alī al Gharbī88 km · 03:36
FAQ
What time is it in Qal‘at Sukkar right now?
The live clock at the top of this page shows the current local time in Qal‘at Sukkar (Iraq), updated every second. It is currently week 45.
What time zone is Qal‘at Sukkar in?
Qal‘at Sukkar runs on the Asia/Baghdad IANA time zone (UTC+03:00), currently abbreviated GMT+3.
Does Qal‘at Sukkar observe daylight saving time?
Qal‘at Sukkar does not observe daylight saving time — its UTC offset stays the same all year.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Qal‘at Sukkar today?
Qal‘at Sukkar sees sunrise at 06:13 and sunset at 17:07 today, giving 10h 53m of daylight.
What moon phase is visible over Qal‘at Sukkar tonight?
The moon phase over Qal‘at Sukkar tonight is 🌗 Last Quarter with 55.4% illumination.
What is the antipode of Qal‘at Sukkar?
The antipode of Qal‘at Sukkar — the point on the exact opposite side of the Earth — lies at 31.86° S, 133.93° W. It falls in the ocean or a remote wilderness — the nearest city we track is Adamstown, Pitcairn, roughly 843 km away. The straight-line distance through the Earth is about 12,742 km.
How high above sea level is Qal‘at Sukkar?
Qal‘at Sukkar lies at or very near sea level.
What is solar time in Qal‘at Sukkar?
Solar time follows the Sun's actual position, with solar noon when the Sun is highest in the sky. In Qal‘at Sukkar, clocks run about 20 minutes ahead of local solar time, because the official time zone does not exactly match the Sun's position.